Faculty Development Program (FDP) is a certificate program focusing on best practices in higher education teaching and learning.
About KCPDC Faculty Academy
The KCPDC Faculty Academy continues to cultivate faculty development by hosting a day-long teaching and learning event where five mini workshops will focus on the following instructional frameworks – Quality Course Design, Learner-Centered Syllabus, Active Learning Strategies, Technology in the Classroom, and Effective Grading Strategies. Collectively, these five topics make up the Foundations of Teaching Excellence series. The Foundations of Teaching Excellence is beneficial to faculty new to teaching or others that may want to revisit essential teaching and learning strategies.
An alternative option for faculty searching for innovative classroom techniques is to participate in the Advanced Elements of Teaching Excellence seminar. The topic for this session changes annually and is based upon faculty interests.
Please read the descriptions below for more information on the Foundations of Teaching Excellence and the Advanced Elements of Teaching Excellence, or contact your campus representative if you have additional questions.
Faculty Development Certificate
There are three options to earn the Faculty Development Certificate:
The Special Topics and Supervisory Development Program workshops provide elective options for the FDP Certificate:
- Complete the KCPDC Faculty Academy and the annual Enhancing Teaching and Learning (ETL) Conference.
- Complete the KCPDC Faculty Academy, Advanced Elements of Teaching Excellence seminar, and one KCPDC workshop from Supervisor Development Program or Special Topics.
- Attend the Advanced Elements of Teaching Excellence seminar, an additional KCPDC workshop, and the Enhancing Teaching and Learning (ETL) Conference.
Registration
Advanced registration is required for all KCPDC events. Registration is free for employees of KCPDC member institutions. Registrations must be submitted to your campus KCPDC representative. Your KCPDC representative will provide you with information for the session.
2024 – 2025 Events
Quality Course Design Presented by Dr. Dale Marrant, PDD
- Date: Friday, September 27th
- Time: Noon – 1:00 pm
- Location: Online
- Description: From planning instructional materials to student activities to learning outcomes, it's time to explore ways to enhance course content that supports critical and higher-order thinking inside and outside of the classroom.
Active Learning Strategies to Engage Students (1) Presented by Dr. Eugene Matthews, Ph.D.
- Date: Friday, October 25th
- Time: Noon – 1:00 pm
- Location: Online
- Description: Ready to get your students motivated and engaged in the classroom? Let's investigate active learning techniques that will help them think, collaborate, discuss, examine, and participate in conversations and activities.
Active Learning Strategies to Engage Students (2) Presented by Dr. Eugene Matthews, Ph.D.
- Date: Friday, January 24
- Time: Noon – 1:00 pm
- Location: Online
- Description: Ready to get your students motivated and engaged in the classroom? Let's investigate active learning techniques that will help them think, collaborate, discuss, examine, and participate in conversations and activities.
Best Practices for Technology in the Classroom Presented by Ryan McElmurry
- Date: Friday, March 28
- Time: Noon – 1:00 pm
- Location: Online
- Description: Social media, group text, vlogging - technology is everywhere! #Welcometo2023 Let's discuss some technology tools to keep your students engaged and find a balance of technology that's right for you and your students.
Authentic Assessment Presented by Dr. Cynthia Goudeau, Ph.D.
- Date: Friday, April 25
- Time: Noon – 1:00 pm
- Location: Online
- Description: In today’s learning environments, authentic assessments have become the gold standard for measuring learning outcomes. Authentic assessments evaluate student learning while simultaneously enhancing student knowledge and skills. Specifically, authentic assessments require students to apply the information they have learned in new and creative ways. In essence, this prepares students to utilize the knowledge they have gained in school to resolve issues in complex, real-world situations.
- Learning Objectives: Participants in this session will be able to:
- Define authentic assessment
- Explain the difference between traditional assessment and authentic assessment
- Describe the benefits and characteristics of authentic assessment
- Develop authentic assessments based on theoretical best practice
